A 15 kg cannonball was fired from a 250 kg cannon. If the force applied to the cannonball was 3000N, answer the following questions. What is the force acting on the anon? How do you know? What is the acceleration of the cannonball and the recoil acceleration of the cannon?

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A 15 kg cannonball was fired from a 250 kg cannon. If the force applied to the cannonball was 3000N, answer the following questions. What is the force acting on the anon? How do you know? What is the acceleration of the cannonball and the recoil acceleration of the cannon?
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